Brighton Rock

  • 2011


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51 % Rotten
$ 2 Million
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Positive Reviews 40
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Average Rating 2.7/5
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3.0
While the new Brighton Rock makes a great case for Brighton being a fine setting for a grim crime drama, it only intermittently looks like the sort of .. Av Club
1.9
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
1.5
Rowan Joffes film of Graham Greenes 1938 novel Brighton Rock takes a gothic approach to the story of a young thug obsessed with hell with little of th .. The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
So much is muddled and just messed up, the fruit of uncertainty rather than bold vision. Telegraph
3.0
Greene fans will raise a sceptical eyebrow, but its an adaptation brimming with enough ideas to justify this second stick of Rock.
3.0
A beautiful looking noir about a British gangster whose trap for a witness messes up his mob life. Ny Daily News
3.0
The amended conclusion is awesome, in the way that Greene might have intended the word to be used. Philly
3.0
Doesnt capture the whole of Greeneland, but at least portrays one aspect of it reasonably well. One Guys Opinion
1.5
As Brighton Rock attempts to zero in on Rose and Pinkies dangerous relationship, it loses momentum. Village Voice
2.0
An incredibly dramatic motion picture, positively loony at times. There are a few moments so heated, it feels as though the film itself is pointing a .. Blu Ray
2.5
Im still trying to figure out what mods have to do with Brighton Rock, and I can only guess that Joffe glommed onto the little towns best known pop cu .. Chicago Reader
3.8
Violent elements are less intriguing than the grim romance between Rose and Pinkie and its eerie conclusion. Usa Today
1.3
Kidmans by the numbers performance certainly doesnt help matters, nor does the decidedly repetitive nature of the movies midsection as scripter Joffe .. Reel Film Reviews
3.0
Writer director Rowan Joffe ... maintains an air of gritty conviction. News Review
3.0
Joffes film nods to the novels twisted Catholicism but never conveys that insidious mood of evil, and the plots action, particularly in its last third .. Independent
3.0
But we never have a clue how Pinkie charms Rose; hes just a surly, stony faced thug. Shadows On The Wall
2.0
Joffes disappointing re interpretation of Greenes 1938 novel starts brilliantly but quickly becomes flat and boring thanks to a dull script, lifeless .. View London
2.0
In a way, hes even more scared than the congenitally jittery Rose. Cs Monitor
2.5
Yet the muddled plot, thin characters and clunky dialogue underwhelm. New York Post
1.5
In this lethal case of cinematic bloat, Graham Greenes tight little thriller is given the full, fancy treatment and suffers immeasurably. Film Journal International ..
2.5
Where else do wordless choirs chant Joffes biggest mistake isnt visual, its chronological. Boston
3.5
So much effort has gone into recreating the time and place that you can almost smell the sea spray off the beach. A terrific, well paced, menacing fil .. Smh
3.5
Brighton Pier doesnt look all that different (though its actually Eastbourne Pier this time) but the people sure do. Npr
4.5
ickedly unsettling... ere never sure whos feeling what, or why, or to what extremes theyre capable of going. Call this a thriller of emotional suspens ..
3.0
A bold and exhilarating picture, summoning up, in its own way, a chill seafront breeze of guilt and shame. Guardian
1.5
Not a thriller, whodunit or fully a noir, its better than some, worse than others. Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
Helen Mirren, John Hurt and Andy Serkis dont do anything interesting with their underwritten roles, either. Daily Mail
1.5
This Brighton Rock (IFC Films) doesnt live up to the greatness of the novel (or even, really, the very goodness of the 1947 movie), but it doesnt betr .. Slate
3.0
Succumbing to rather too much melodrama in the final third, which undercuts the chilliness of what has gone before, this is nonetheless an interesting .. Eye For Film
1.5
Admittedly, the film looks wonderful with moody lighting, haunting cinematography and affecting music score, but the characters are jumbled and confus ..
3.0
Youll be fascinated by your visit, but when its time to leave youll be more than glad to get out. Movies
2.0
This new version of Graham Greens classic novel updated to 1964 feels peculiarly pointless. Express
3.0
Here, either a tin ear for adaptation or market pressures have turned this inside out and delivered a gangland thriller with Catholic agonising as win .. Total Film
4.0
...a fascinating allegory of the battle between the devil and the Church for mankinds soul. Be warned: watching this movie requires thinking and some .. Tony Medley
2.0
Joffe makes the most of Brightons overcast setting to give a communal sense of the cultures compressed social structure. Coles Mithey
2.8
isnt nearly as strong a director as he is a writer and hes unable to realize such an intricate story in a way thats even remotely satisfying.
3.0
The new version of Brighton Rock definitely makes for curious viewing almost in a Cockney Coen brothers kind of way but presents an often erratic expe .. Herald Sun
4.4
And then theres Greenes classic story, with its undertow of pain and shame and sin a powerful current that its characters cant possibly escape, especi .. Nj
4.5
Brighton Rock marks the directorial debut of Joffe (the screenwriter behind The American), and while not flawless, its a solid affair. Film Ink
2.0
Like rerecording Sgt Pepper or rewriting Hamlet, this second adaptation of the Graham Greene novel feels mostly redundant. Mirror
3.0
Brighton Rocks pros and cons pretty much cancel each other out when assessed as a standalone movie, but it comes nowhere close to breaking free from t .. Digital Spy
3.0
The film is most effective as a study of female fortitude... Whod have thought a Greene adaptation would have more to say about strong women than weak .. Flicks
3.8
The verdict: I dont often use the phrase a good yarn, but it applies to this classy, engrossing noir. Red Eye Chicago
3.8
Brighton Rock doesnt rise to classic status, but its an intriguing mood piece. Stl Today
4.0
The film has style, verve, craft and not least a knowledge of when to lie low and let Greenes story speak for itself. Ft
3.1
In a film that is pretty unremarkable as a mob drama and underdeveloped as a snapshot of 60s England, it is Roses journeyand a haunting last scene inv .. Dustin Put Man
2.5
Joffe hasnt updated the material successfully, merely transplanted it. Hollywood Chicago
2.0
Joffe has adapted an ambitious work but his film doesnt capture the depth and longing in Greenes story. Sbs
2.0
A push me pull you film straining in all sorts of different directions and getting nowhere. Film 4
3.0
Rowan Joffes adaptation of Graham Greenes 1938 novel Brighton Rock is, in theory, precisely the kind of book to film translation we should have more o .. Streaming Quickflix
3.0
Just one more entry in the seemingly inexhaustible parade of loser comedies. Wsj
1.5
Rough sex in a filthy room, thats Rose and Pinkies wedding night. East Bay Express
1.5
So the romance seems contrived, and if that doesnt work then the picture has nothing left but spite and Brighton itself. New Republic
4.5
Though President Ahmadinejad has declared that Iranian homosexuality doesnt exist, it sure does here. Ny Mag
2.0
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1.5
Joffes removal of the story from the classical theatricality of the 1930s to the more contemporary and hip aesthetic of the 1960s just doesnt work in .. Trespass Mag
2.5
Joffe fumbles with the bones of Greenes parable, but the flesh, blood, and spirit elude him. Boston Phoenix
4.0
What might have been a long walk off a short pier becomes a valid, vital rethinking of a crime classic. New York Time Out
1.5
Spoiler alert: In Our Idiot Brother, the guy whos the biggest moron among his family, his friends, and the whole of mankind ends up being the smartest .. Washington City Paper
1.5
Becca is a woman who doesnt know how to feel what she is feeling and, as an actress who has often seemed to struggle with feeling she doesnt exactly a .. Spectator
2.0
Theres a brutish beauty to the mean world of Brighton Rock that feels very 40s even in the 60s. Detroit News
3.1
The film is ripe for Helen Mirren to grab, and she handily makes off with it. Film Forward
3.3
Gorgeous, ambitious and daring as it often is, Brighton Rock has no soul. Movie Line
1.5
Brighton Rock lacks the intensity and menace of the 1947 film version, but Joffe shows promise behind the camera. Liver Pool Echo
1.0
The awfulness ranges from terrible judgement calls, such as the deranged soundtrack, cardboard sets and hilariously OTT grimness, to more surreal erro .. News Of The World
0.5
Helen Mirren and John Hurt clearly need to stop saying yes to any old shit that may or may not save the British film industry. Ultra Culture
1.5
But as Joffe has always made clear, this isnt a remake of the Boultings film; its a new adaptation of Graham Greenes 1938 novel. Bfi
4.0
I wasnt completely blown away by this film and its melodramatic finale, but it does have quite a bit to recommend it.
3.8
Pinkie Brown (Sam Riley) is a Brighton hoodlum making his mark on a gang thats just lost its leader.
4.0
Its a whisper thin conceit, stocked with characters and hipster situations just this side of stereotype, but there are enough knowing laughs, heart (i .. Windy City Media Group
3.5
But this devotion to the distasteful aspects of society and its ever spiraling downfall is not without pockets of hope. Culture Catch
3.0
Another by the numbers UK gangster flick that doesnt get enough wrong to hate or enough right to like.
5.0
With a cast that includes Helen Mirren and John Hurt and a well told tale with equal appeal to Greene and suspense fans, the savvy distributor that pi ..
3.0
A platform for showcasing some excellent British talent in an old fashioned, but strikingly modern way that is sure to bring its younger stars to cine .. Real.com
1.5
There isnt even an illicit thrill and excitement in his badness, for him or for us. Kamera.co.uk



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